by Louis Carbonneau | Jun 8, 2023 | IP Market Updates
Hello all, In our last column (Why Bother?), I was commiserating about the poor state of the patent system worldwide (especially in the US) and explaining why, although we shouldn’t lose hope that the pendulum can swing back, it begs the question as to when patents... 
by Louis Carbonneau | May 11, 2023 | IP Market Updates
Hello all, In our last two columns, we covered several mistakes made by inventors and their legal counsel when drafting or prosecuting patents, as well as the many tools that defendants have at their disposal to invalidate them or otherwise emerge unscathed from an... 
by Louis Carbonneau | Apr 11, 2023 | IP Market Updates
Hello all, As this newsletter hits your inbox, I will be in Paris finishing a presentation to our good friends at LESI (Licensing Executive Society International). The topic is the current state of the IP market. However, all this assumes I manage to dodge the endless... 
by Louis Carbonneau | Mar 16, 2023 | IP Market Updates
Hello all, I am often asked why so many patents are invalidated or impossible to enforce. When I tell patent owners that we can really only transact 1-2% of the patents we review daily, they do not understand, which is legitimate. Some of it has to do with what the... 
by Louis Carbonneau | Mar 2, 2023 | IP Market Updates
Hello all, I spoke on the topic of patent valuations last Friday in Salt Lake City, and I am always amazed that this topic remains one of certain controversy between, on one hand, what one can model based on GAPP principles, and on the other hand, the reality of the... 
by Louis Carbonneau | Feb 9, 2023 | IP Market Updates
Hello all, It’s been an active several weeks in the IP world and I will highlight a few noteworthy topics below. We are also pleased to report several new transactions detailed in our “Tangible IP News” section. Last, but not least, I offer my predictions on what I...